I get the hype of this bowl. Love the fact that it burns evenly through the shisha. The first session was a test and the second session was yesterday and I put more Shisha than the first time around. Definitely had a better session as I semi fluffed the pack to the rim.

Berry Oasis flavor is actually good but it made it better when I mixed with Watermelon Lit by Eternal Smoke. It was missing that Mint hit. I got a good 1:15mins with this bowl. After an hour the flavor dies out. AOT with 2 25mm coals.

Let me know what's the longest session you guys got with the Mini Rook with blonde leaf. If I can get at least good 1.5 hours would be great. What can I do to improve. Thanks!

Apologies if this has been asked and answered but a basic search didn’t turn out good matches. I have an Xkah pro and looking for the best match with a travel hookah. AI recommends Vyro One, Amotion Roam, and Hoob Subatom. I know the Purjfam is a popular choice but there seems to be an incompatibility with the Xkah’s narrow inlet? Weight is not a huge consideration, but durability, easy cleaning, and stability (Xkah is somewhat top heavy for a small hookah) would be the main criteria. Thanks!

Man I have been waiting for this for a long time. Finally a proud owner of a brand new VZ V4 Balyasina (hope im saying the name correctly). Also got the Vandenberg V3C Samoa and the Lotus 3 SS to go along with it. Cant wait to fire it up!

Huge shoutout to u/stelth2k1 for this amazing haul. Every single thing in this picture was because he is the goat. No one else stocks hookahs like these in the US.

O's Tobacco African Queen

Hey guys

I’ve been having a frustrating issue with my Sheesha for the past few months. Every time I take a hit, my throat closes up after just 2-3 seconds, and I can’t keep going. At first, I thought it was my hookah or how I was packing it, but I checked both, and everything seemed fine. Even my friends smoked from the same Sheesha without any problems, taking clean hits.

I even went to the doctor, and they checked my throat but found nothing wrong—no swelling or anything. Now, I’m suspecting it might be the bad coals I bought from an unknown store. Has anyone else experienced this issue? If so, do you know how to fix it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 🙏

Thanks in advance!

MIT Mitovation (V2) bowl. Alfakhir lemon mint 40% , Pinkman 60% . Lemon mint chopped and mixed thoroughly with dark leaf and semi fluff pack

Welke top 3 shisha smaken raden jullie aan uit Duitsland?

Sharing a factual timeline of my recent order with The Hookah Lab (which also operates as Icon Hookah) so others know what to expect from their customer support if a shipment goes missing:

• Sept 30: Placed a $37.45 order.

• Oct 8: USPS tracking marked the package as delivered at 7:22 PM, though nothing ever arrived.

• Oct 12: After checking with my local USPS office first, I contacted The Hookah Lab's support to report the misdelivery.

• Oct 21 – Nov 12: Over the next three weeks, I received 11 identical copy-paste emails claiming my case was "under investigation" with the carrier, with zero substantive updates or USPS GPS verification.

• Nov 14 (2:34 AM): Exactly 45 days after the purchase date, support sent a brief denial closing the ticket—no explanation, no carrier investigation findings, and no replacement.

Luckily, I was still inside my card issuer's dispute window, and Chase approved the chargeback right away.

If you order from them and run into a shipping issue, don't let automated "still investigating" replies run out the clock on your bank's 60-day dispute window. Keep your email timestamps and file with your card issuer early.

I bought this bowl and HMD combo out of curiosity at a local shop. I think it is meant to be, or is, modeled after some Olla bowls. The HMD is ceramic. I have only recently been using HMDs and can't find many sources discussing its use. Any advice? Foil or no?

I was looking at the Amy Deluxe Travel Hookah

https://hookahjunkie.com/products/amy-deluxe-travel-hookah?variant=29389011386467&_pos=12&_sid=d6c3f429e&_ss=r

The Amy Antique Berry Mini

https://nudehookah.com/products/amy-antique-berry-mini-hookah?variant=44965399068913

And the BYO Orion

https://hookahjunkie.com/products/byo-orion-hookah?_pos=1&_psq=Byo+orion&_psid=e33171121&_ss=e

Are these decent 1st hookahs? Getting an Apple Top Provost

What bowls, hoses & accessories would you add?

Saving up for an XKAH Pro! Are there better or alternative portable electronic heaters that fit on your traditional hookah & use shisha?

Hookah vault also threw in two hose tips and a small can of musthave frosty. Will be ordering from them again. 👊🏽 if you’ve tried any of these let me know how they are!

I'm considering buying an XKAH Lite (electric HMD) for my hookah. Since it doesn't use charcoal, I assume there's no carbon monoxide produced by burning charcoal. Would it still be dangerous to smoke in a room where I keep two birds?

Just got my xkah lite delivery. Smoking on trifecta dark blend Indian kheer 50% and Mazaya blueberry mint 50% on a c23 military mexanika smoke. This xkah is underrated, no c02, huge clouds and phenomenal flavor! I know folks hate on electric hookahs but, this is a life saver for when I don’t want to ingest as much c02 from coals or if I don’t want that slight taste of coals. Pure flavor for the win.

Gemini Bowl is interesting, might prefer my Kaloud 3 + Samsaris setup though. Also MadeFrom shisha slaps - Pinkman in rotation. Starbuzz Carbine hookah.

I recently got back into smoking after a 5 year haitus. I’ve been tracking the sub and saw lots of comments that tangiers (all I used to smoke) has gone downhill and these Russian companies are all the rave.

I started out with musthave a few months back and it took me a while to get used to. Finally bought some traditional style bowls that seem to smoke better with it and got the packing method down. The quality of musthave is pretty good. Very wet (maybe even too wet) but the leaves are thin and easy to work with. Flavors are hit or miss.

However I just got a haul with some Blackburn, darkside, and dues to try out some other companies. Darkside and Blackburn have an insane amount of stems! Also very dry relative to any other companies I’ve smoked. I just packed a bowl of Blackburn and while the flavor is good, I have to say that it has to be at least 1/5th stems. I took a pic taking out some of the stems while packing and every scoop needed sorting. This pic is just one bowls worth of packing.

Darkside is also very similar in that it has a ton of stems, but the leaves that aren’t stems are extremely thick. Does anyone chop the leaves?

Deus seems higher in quality but haven’t smoked it yet.

Also do people smoke these with the stems or is half of every fresh box spent picking out all the lower quality leaves / stems?

I’ve been packing fluffy with 3 coals to start taking one off when my lotus heats up.

Is this the norm with these shishas? While flavor seems good, i feel like I’m getting jipped. Would like to hear others experiences and any packing/ heating tips.

Thanks for reading!

I've been using Starline and Serbetli tobacco with my Xkah for a while but Starline has gotten pretty expensive and I found Serbetli smokes better with Xkah overall compared to many brands. My favorite is Lime Lychee Blueberry. I could smoke that without mixing and it's fantastic. What's your fav?

Any idea where I can get some? Im in USA.

Regardless of how many German hookahs, like those from Steamulation, AEON, or Moze, I use, or even Wookahs or Russian-style "plug-in" hookahs...

For me, a double-apple flavor in a traditional hookah just feels the best!

How about you guys?

Hoi wie verkoopt er shisha tabak met nicotine en tabak in Nederland?

Anyone know the difference between the A-Shot vs the regular Shot Bowls from Cosmo? All the vendors specify different capacity for each one and i cant find reliable information.

Has anyone had any experience with both?